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Effects of stress on recall
Author(s) -
Kramer T. H.,
Buckhout R.,
Fox P.,
Widman E.,
Tusche B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.2350050603
Subject(s) - psychology , recall , audiology , cognitive psychology , medicine
Subjects in experimental conditions were exposed to a traumatic autopsy colour slide (labelled either as of New York Police Department (NYPD) or MGM studio origin) embedded in a neutral series of travel scenes, while control subjects saw a neutral target. Subjects in the high‐stress condition showed a significant decrease in memory for neutral slides which followed the NYPD‐labelled traumatic stimulus ( p < 0.001). Results support evidence in the eyewitness memory field which indicate reduced recall under elevated levels of stress.